Contents

pp v-vi

List of figures and tables

pp vii-viii

Notes on contributors

pp ix-xv

Editors’ introduction to the series

pp xvi-xvii

Foreword

pp xviii-xx

one - Policy analysis in Spain: actors and institutions

pp 1-18

Part One - Examining the policy analysis context

pp 19-20

Two - Historical forerunners in Spanish policy analysis

pp 21-45

Three - Policy analysis and policy evaluation as a profession

pp 46-64

Part Two - Policy analysis by governments

pp 65-66

Four - Policy analysis in central government: still in itsinfancy

pp 67-82

Five - Policy analysis and regional governments

pp 83-101

Six - Policy analysis in local government: objects, perspectives, andactors

pp 102-123

Seven - Domestic policy analysis by international actors

pp 124-138

Part Three - Policy analysis beyond executive in the public sphere

pp 139-140

Eight - Parliamentary committees as policy analysis institutions

pp 141-164

Nine - Policy analysis and public opinion

pp 165-185

Ten - Participatory institutions and advisory councils

pp 186-202

Eleven - Policy analysis at universities and research centres

pp 203-222

Part Four - Policy analysis by parties, interest groups, and otheractors

pp 223-224

Twelve - Political parties and policy analysis

pp 225-245

Thirteen - Trade unions, policy analysis, and the policy process

pp 246-264

Fourteen - Business associations and policy analysis

pp 265-282

Fifteen - NGOs as policy analysis partners: from invisibility toexpansion

pp 283-302

Sixteen - Think tanks and policy analysis

pp 303-326

Index

pp 327-343